Swelling Melodies (German: Rauschende Melodien) is a 1955 East German musical film directed by E.W. Fiedler and starring Erich Arnold, Jarmila Ksírová and Sonja Schöner.[1] It is an adaptation of the operetta Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II and Richard Genée and was part of a tradition of operetta films in German cinema.. It was released in 1955, and sold 4,968,582 tickets.[2]
| Swelling Melodies | |
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| Directed by | E.W. Fiedler |
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| Cinematography | E.W. Fiedler |
| Edited by | DEFA |
| Music by | Johann Strauss (operetta) |
| Distributed by | VEB Progress Film |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | East Germany |
| Language | German |
It was made by the state-backed DEFA studios. The film's sets were designed by Artur Günther.
Cast edit
- Erich Arnold as Gabriel von Eisenstein
- Jarmila Ksírová as Rosalinde von Eisenstein
- Sonja Schöner as Adele
- Herbert Kiper as Dr. Falke
- Gerd Frickhöffer as Prinz Orlofsky
- Rolf Weih as Alfred
- Hans Wocke as Gefängnisdirektor Frank
- Joseph Egger as Gefängniswärter Frosch
- Elvira Sternbeck as Ida
- Hans Klering as Dr. Blind
- Hans Alexander as Gefangener
- Günter Beurenmeister as Verehrer
- Kurt Bobeth-Bolander as Bersitz
- Ursula Dücker as Dame
- Christine Fischer as Dame
- Walter Grimm as Herr
- Ernst Paul Hempel as Briefträger
- Hella Jansen as Dame
- Günter Klostermann as Offizier
- Gerhard Lau as Diener
- Anna Lindemann as Dame
- Herbert Mewes-Conti as Verehrer
- Walter Salow as Diener
- Nico Turoff as Diener
- Ernst Ullrich as Gefangener
- Inka Unverzagt as Dame
- Teddy Wulff as Verehrer
References edit
- ^ Liehm & Liehm p.95
- ^ List of the 50 highest-grossing DEFA films.
Bibliography edit
- Liehm, Mira & Liehm, Antonín J. The Most Important Art: Eastern European Film After 1945. University of California Press, 1977.
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